Blotter



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Patented Mar. 11, 1930 UNITED STATES HUGO PICK, OF WINNETKA, ILLINOIS,ASST PICK-EARTH COMPANY, inc,

PATENT OFFICE IBLOTTER Application filed February 18, 1927.

The invention relates to blotters.

One object of the invention is to provide a blotter having a matchholding device attached thereto in such a manner as to form blotter maybe conveniently manipulated.

Another object of the invention is to provide a blotter of thischaracter in which the match holding device is attached to the blot- 1ter by an interlocking connection in lieu of an adhesive so that theblotter in its entirety may be produced readily and at a comparativelylow cost.

Other objects of the invention will appear from a consideration of thefollowing detailed description.

The invention consists in the several novel features hereinafter setforth and more particularly defined by the claim at the conclusionhereof.

In the drawing: Fig. 1 is a perspective of a blotter embodying theinvention. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary perspective View showing the cover ofthe match holding device in itsopen is a transverse section.

The invention is exemplified in a blotter comprising a rectangular sheet5 which is formed of relatively stiff blotting paper and i has adjacentone end thereof two parallel slits 6; and a match holding device whichconsists of a fibre board strip 7. The central portion 8 of the latteris disposed beneath the portion 9 of the sheet which extends betweenslits 6. The ends 10 of strip 7 extend through slits .6 respectively andare folded inwardly above portion 9 to form a handle whereby the blottermay be conveniently manipulated. A comb of matches 11 is secured to theinner face of one of the ends 10 by a fastener 12. The other end 10 ofthe strip forms a cover for the matches and is secured in its closedposition by jamming it between the base portion of the matches and thesaid one end of the strip.

The blotter herein disclosed may be manufactured at a comparatively lowcost by virtue of the fact that it consists of but a small number ofparts. It may be produced readily for the reason that the handle isformed by a match holding device which is in the Serial No. 189,178.

nature of a strip that is interlocked with the blotter sheet.

The invention is not to be understood as restricted to the details setforth, since these may be modified within the scope of the appendedclaim, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is:

A blotter comprising a one-piece sheet of blotting paper having a pairof slits extending therethrough, a fibre board strip arranged so thatthe central portion thereof fits against the under side of the sheet andits ends are threaded through the slits and bent inwardly above the topface of the sheet, and a comb of matches having the base part thereofsecured to the inner face of one of the strip-ends and adapted toprevent Withdrawal of the strip in one direction, the other strip-endbeing foldable over the comb of matches and insertable between theaforesaid base portion and the said one strip-end to form a handlewhereby the blotter sheet may be readily manipulated from one place toanother.

Signed at Chicago, Illinois, this 16th day of February, 1927.

HUGO PICK.

